Tag: Medical

YEAR 10-12 MENINGOCOCCAL ACWY IMMUNISATION PROGRAM 2017

July 27, 2017

The free YEAR 10-12 MENINGOCOCCAL ACWY IMMUNISATION PROGRAM 2017 is conducted at St Stephen’s School by the City of Joondalup Immunisation team (9400 4938). Consent forms were completed by parents at the end of Term 1 and over Term 2. Please contact the COJ team if you didn’t sign a consent form but now wish to have your child vaccinated.

The date of the Meningococcal ACWY vaccination is AUGUST 17th. Students will progress through in Year Groups.

Starting at 0830 and finishing at around 11.00.

Thank you.

Alice Fern and Erica Doody-Burras

School Nurses

9243 2419

Curtin Medical School – Selection criteria and UMAT

June 1, 2017

The Curtin Medical School is pleased to invite applications for the only undergraduate entry medical degree in Western Australia, the five-year Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS).

With its strong emphasis on primary care, the degree positions graduates for rural and remote practice, as well as underserviced and outer suburban locations.

The degree is primarily for school leavers and 70 places are available in 2018.

Information about the selection criteria

The selection process for the Curtin MBBS will conform to the University’s admissions standards and will include the following measures:

  • Academic score based on minimum ATAR of 95 (inclusive of bonus points*) or equivalent year 12 studies#
  • An aptitude assessment using the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admissions Test (UMAT) – threshold score of 50 on each of the three constructs (Indicative, with the exception of rural applicants who must achieve a minimum indicative total score of 150)
  • An interview process.

* These bonus points are for rural, socio-educationally disadvantaged or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants.
# Applicants must satisfy the prerequisite of Chemistry ATAR or equivalent and English competence.

UMAT closing date

Please note, registrations for the UMAT close 5 pm AEST, 2 June 2017.

You can view the full application requirements and the 2018 Admissions Guide on the courses website

 

Stephen Kernutt

Careers Advisor